Welcome to West Highland ...
West Highland is located in Oakland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Highland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
A typical abbreviation for West Highland: W. Highland
West Highland is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Highland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named West Highland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Highland - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Highland.
Communities near West Highland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Highland.
- Farmington Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington Hills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
- Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Farmington Hills
- From West Highland to Farmington Hills
- Novi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
- Novi is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Novi
- From West Highland to Novi
- Pontiac
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pontiac
- From West Highland to Pontiac
- Wixom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
- Wixom is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wixom
- From West Highland to Wixom
- South Lyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyon
- South Lyon is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Lyon
- From West Highland to South Lyon
- Fenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Fenton is located in Genesee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <4>
- Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Farmington
- From West Highland to Farmington
- Howell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Howell is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Howell
- From West Highland to Howell
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Brighton is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brighton
- From West Highland to Brighton
- Walled Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walled Lake
- Walled Lake is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walled Lake <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Walled Lake
- From West Highland to Walled Lake
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Highland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Highland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Highland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Highland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Highland. See our Newspapers Page for West Highland.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Highland ...
Looking for more information about West Highland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Highland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Highland.
Adding West Highland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Highland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Highland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the West Highland post office opened in 1906.
We also found West Highland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Highland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Highland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Oakland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Highland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |